Asus Z87-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z87-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140815
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '18 at 14:14
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 122
2-Core 240
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 456
62% 459 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adaptec Array 18TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: V1.0
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 119
Write 123
Mixed 113
89% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.62
4K Write 1.31
4K Mixed 0.35
89% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD34G160081 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.1% Good
MC Read 22
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 18
60% 20.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 20.3
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: Asus Z87-PLUS - $169

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $502
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HDDRAMUSB
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